Assignment of groundwater level at the wastewater collecting pipe for a landfill groundwater simulation: utilization of the two-dimensional saturated–unsaturated groundwater numerical model

• Published in: Environmental earth sciences 2010-06, Vol.60 (8), p.1575-1582
• Main Authors: Dang, Thuong Huyen, Jinno, Kenji, Tsutsumi, Atsushi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Biogeosciences; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Environmental Science and Engineering; Finite difference method; Geochemistry; Geology; Groundwater flow; Groundwater levels; Hydrology/Water Resources; Landfill; Landfills; Leachates; Mathematical models; Original Article; Simulation; Terrestrial Pollution; Waste disposal sites; Wastewater treatment; Water table
• ISSN: 1866-6280; 1866-6299
• DOI: 10.1007/s12665-009-0291-2

In order to understand the effects of a landfill operation on groundwater flow behavior, a 2D horizontal groundwater simulation model was carried out. The model saved the memory of computer and time consumption, comparing it with the 3D groundwater flow model. However, the greatest difficulty is the assignment of the collecting pipe boundary at the study site. Therefore, a 2D vertical model was applied to calculate the change of the groundwater table above the collecting pipe. This paper focuses on examining the validation of the assignment of the collecting pipe boundary by applying the results of the 2D vertical model. The 2D horizontal model was coupled with the recharge model to solve the partial differential equation of groundwater flow. The finite difference method and iterative successive over relaxation were applied. The drainage volume of leachate collection was summed up in the whole landfill site and compared with the average volume of treated wastewater. The study demonstrated that the results of the 2D vertical model validated and can be applied to the 2D horizontal groundwater flow simulation.